Deceased
Gultekin Yuksel
Demographics
78y, male
Date of death
2018-01-12
Finding date
2018-03-22
Cause of death
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
AI-generated summary
A 78-year-old man with coronary artery disease and hypertension died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. He had presented with late-onset psychosis and benzodiazepine dependence. During psychiatric admission, he developed chest pain and hypotension; his antihypertensive medications were withheld based on a medical registrar's assessment showing no acute ischaemic changes on ECG. Echocardiography later revealed a mildly dilated aortic root. He died suddenly during morning observations. The aneurysm rupture was likely undetectable on standard investigations. The clinical lesson is that aortic root dilation found on echocardiography warrants consideration of imaging for aortic pathology in high-risk patients, and the decision to withhold antihypertensive medication in someone with known coronary disease requires careful risk-benefit assessment.
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